Is my dtr "too" confident?

[Dandelionkid]

I'm a little insecure about my parenting tonight.

My dd (almost 6) really feels she knows what is what. She will tell my friends or I what she believes and will not be dissuaded, even if it is something that somehow got twisted in her brain and is super easy to disprove. She won't let go of her "perfect" knowledge unless the actual answer is clear in front of her. She says she knows more than me (but not her dad for some reason . I don't try to argue with her- it doesn't matter to me if she believes something is true when it isn't- I figure she'll learn eventually.
What I do though, is look for opportunities where she says one thing and "poof" she experiences it as another, and gently remind her that she was wrong "oh, look you thought this way, but it was this way" I want her to know that it is ok to not know everything and that she doesn't know everything. What would you do?? Is it possible to be *too* confident?

[meemee]

its a phase. i think 'too confident' is our own perception.

if she is a perfectionist then its v. typical. but its also so much i see in my 7 year old. i think they are at this age trying to figure out what truth or knowledge is and who to believe. dd sometimes will believe her teacher over me. its only after confirmation with the teacher will she admit she had misheard the teacher. after all her teacher is in the role of teaching her so mom cant be right.

oh and i dont think you need to point out she doesnt 'know' everything. i think when she realises it, it is v. painfully clear to her that she was in the wrong.

i dont tell dd anything. i think this is part of the process of learning.

[FreeRangeMama]

Your dd is awesome! Her confidence will carry her far. We had that phase too, remember our eldest and his "How do you know that, did you read it a credible book?" line of questioning whenever he was told something new or different? Our current 6 year old is going through the same phase. He knows what he knows and that is it! The rest of us are just confused or forgetful if we believe something different. I think it is developmental and it is great that she feels like she can express those thoughts. Like most things, it'll pass (and be replaced by something equally as baffling).

[Dandelionkid]

Thanks you guys! I really appreciate the confirmation in myself that I don't need to make sure she knows she is wrong sometimes. Of course she realizes it herself! It was really nice to wake up and read this and think about one thing I can do better today.

[4Marmalade]

Ds1 is kind of like this too. Somewhat of a perfectionist. He's newly 7. Daily I have to say "That's fine - I'm not going to argue with you about it" . I also don't usually point out when he finds out he's wrong. Most times I think he knows he's wrong but he doesn't want to admit it. Me pushing him would just result in a meltdown. I try to teach by example and when I'm proven wrong I just make a point of reflecting on it outloud so he can see that it's not really a big deal.